Paquetá Island
Island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paquetá Island (Portuguese: Ilha de Paquetá) is an island in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro. The name of the island is a Tupi word meaning "many pacas". The island is an auto-free zone, so travel is limited to bicycles and horse-drawn carriages. Paquetá has twenty baobabs (a type of African tree).
Quick Facts Native name: Ilha de Paquetá, Geography ...
Native name: Ilha de Paquetá | |
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Geography | |
Location | Guanabara Bay |
Area | 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Municipality | Rio de Janeiro |
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